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Burger-seeking boy busts out of school

An 8-year-old boy sent authorities on a wild goose chase on Wednesday morning, when he asked to go to the bathroom and instead ran away from school.

Just after 9 a.m., staff at Colonial Hills Elementary School in North East Independent School District saw the boy run out of the school and reported the incident to district police, said district spokeswoman Laura Calderon. Authorities were told the boy was seen running towards a McDonald’s restaurant on Vance Jackson.

“San Antonio Police Department was called in shortly thereafter by North East Police Department,” she said, “and school staff also aided in the search on foot and by car.”

Several police officers, including one on the police helicopter Eagle, searched for the boy, who was reportedly wearing a burnt-orange hooded sweatshirt bearing the University of Texas at Austin logo.